Windshield mounting



March 24, 1931. v G, SOUDER 1,797,801

WI NDS HI ELD MOUNTING Filed Nov. 2, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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March 24, 1931. v SOUDER 1,797,801

WI NDSHIELD MOUNTING Fil d Nov. 2, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 jimi' I N VEN TOR.

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Patented Mar. 24, 1931 UNITED ST VERNONG. soun'nn, or :onrnorr, MICHIGAN, AssIGnoR TO AMERICAN INJECTOR coM- .PAN'Y, or. DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN MWINDSIHIELD MOUNTING Application filed. November'2, 19 27." Seria1 No. 230,461.

of the rumble seats of automobiles,and its object is to provide adjustable supports for such windshield which will'permit them to beposit'ioned within the bodies of "the ve-" I I x frame and are of any desired length. Se-

hicles.

This invention-consists in a. pair of guide bars and slidable connections between the- 1 lower ends of the legs of a windshield frame sists in the details of construction illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings'and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Flg. 1, Isa side elevation of the rear end of an automobilefbody, a part thereof being broken away to show the pres ent invention. Fig. 2, is a side elevation. of a wmclslneld support on a larger scale. Fig. 3,1s a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 4, s a central section of a sliding block and thepa'rts mounted thereon. Fig. his an elevation ofa lock washer. Fig. 6', is a perspective ofjthe lower end of 'a supporting'leg for the windf shield. Fig. 7 isa perspective of aslidable i guides 16, they look the windshield in any block. 30,

whose backs are constituted by the doors in the back decks or rear extensions of the bodies back of the front seats, which doors, when swung down, close the openings over these seats. The present invention consists of a windshield to be moved out of the body and be secured in position in front of the occupants of the rumble seat or to be moveddown into thespace below theback deck so that the door may be swungdown to closing position.

In Fig. 1, the body 1 is shown constructed with a curved rear deck 2 below which a minble seat 3 is positioned. A door 4 for an 'opening 11 in the deck is pivoted at 5 and to it is front edge oftheopening in the deck. Thedotted lines' 8, 9 and 10 indicate .the dimen- 3 sions of the spaces or leg room for the pas- Automobiles of the runabout and coupe; types are. often provided with rumbleseats sengers occupying the rumble seat and the positions of the boards which enclose it.

The windshield itself is of well known construction and comprises a' frame embodying side bars 12 to which the wings 13 are pivot ally secured." Legs 14 extend down from the cured tothe crosspie'ce 7 on each-side of the opening 11 is a 's inall bracket 15 whilesiniilar brackets" 'are attached .to the foot board 10. Channel shapedguides' 1 6 are secured at their endsto these brackets anda'block 17 .of metal is slidab-le in each channel. A screw 18 is threaded in each blockand has a collar19 and a knob 20 perforated to receive the rod 21 means of which thescrew may be tightened. cylindrical boss or hub23 on each block 17 is designed to eXtendinto asleeve 24 formed on the'end of a leg l4 whi'ch is therefore rotatable on this hub. The ends of thesleeves are formed with radialteeth 25 which engage similar teeth on washers 26, also rotatable on the hubs 23 and withsimilar teeth on washers 27 provided "with lugs 28 which extend into notches 29 in the ends of thelhubs'so that the washers 27 cannot turn on the hubs. hen

ithe'lcollar19-press the'washersQG and 2.7 and the sleeve's24 together against the channel desired positionf i But when the screws 18 are turned backto? release these parts, the washers27'arepushed away from the sleeves 24 by ,the springs 30 so that the, legs 14 may be swung back-and after the wings 13 are folded bent laterally so it, may extend into a comparatively narrow seat opening. If f the opening werewide, thelegs 14 wouldbe' transp'osedso that'thelateral bends would be outward. The" operative teeth 25 on the sleeves would 'nowfbe' on the opposite ends thereof:for: whichfreao l :bQth ends 10f- .the' x baggage-to be sto ned below the Windshield when within thebodys 9 If desired the wind shield may be laid flat on the seat 3. r

The details of construction and the-propor-'- tions of the parts of this windshi ld support may all be changed by those skilledin' the" art without departing from the spirit of my in:

vention set forthin the following claims;

I iclaimzr I I V g 1. Ina windshieldsupport, ior vehicle com partments. having! that. portion of the body in front of asea-t overhanging the, footspaoe.

for said seat, the: combination of a pai r of channel'bars fixed, in an incline-d position.

' and extending-. under said overhanging; portion, a block slidable ins each chann el bar, said block being, provided. with a "cylindri cal .boss, *a washer non-rotatablewon said boss and having radial teeth; a. windshieldhaving .apair of rigid legs formedwith sleeves rotatably mounted on said bosses and 11aving. radial teeth meshing; with. the teeth on said washer, means to force the v sleeves and washers together andgsprin'gs to locking engagementwith i one another and force the washers outward on the bosses.

2.: In a, windshield support the combina= tion of a channel bar, a' block slid ablel in.

the channel of said-lbar andlprovided with.a,

hollow boss,- a rigid-1windshieltl s pp r g' leg formed witha sleeverotatablymountedon'saideboss, and means to lock said sleeve,,

block and bar'- together, said means comprise ing a pair of washers 'mounted on said' block and provided withradial teeth meshing with the teeth: onrthe' sleeve, and. a: member thread ed into'said block; and having a: head adapt ed to force said washers and sleeve into inter.

locking engagement with' onelanot-her and with said. channel bar.

3; vIn a windshieldsupport, theicombina. tion of achannel bar, a: block 'slidableinthe channel of said' bar andprovided with ahols" low boss," arigid Windshield -supporting" leg. formed with 1a. sleeve rotatably -mount'edi on said boss and means to lock-saidsleeve blockand bar together,- saidmeans comprising a,

with the remaining parts of the windshield support.

4. In a windshield support for vehicle compartments having that portion of the body in front of a seat overhanging the foot space for said seat, the combination of a pair of channel bars fixed in arr-inclined position and extending under said portion, a block slidable in each bar and provided with a boss a windshidd having a p'air of rigid legs formed -withisleeves rotatably mounted on said bosses, and means operable by a single clampingel'ement and by a single set of movements to lock said sleeves, blocks and channel bars together;

5; Inawindshieldsupport for vehicle compartments having that portion of the body in; front ofa seat overhanging. the foot space forjsa-id seat, the combination of a pair of channel bars fixed in an; inclined position and extending: under said portion, a block slidable in each channel bar, said block being provided with a cylindrical boss, a. washer non rotatahle on saidboss, and having radial teeth, a windshield having apair of rigid legs for-med with sleeves rotatably mounted on s aid bosses and having radial teeth' mesh ingthe teeth on: said washer, and means operable by a sin le clamping element and by; a, single set- 0- V movements to force the sleeves-and-washerstogether.

6 In an automobile win'dshieldsupport for vehicle compartments having that portion 0i the-body infront of aseatoverhanging the. foot space; for said seat, the combination o f-a pai r of; guide bars fixed in an inclined position-and extendingunder said portion, a slidable member on. each guide and a supporting leg; rigidly attached to a windshield an {pivoted on each' slidablc member and means'operahle .by a single element and by a singlesetof i movements to lo'ckeach set of bars, slidable members-and legs-together, said I legs having elbows adjacent their pivots to permit thelegsto extend around a portion of the frame-ofthe-automobile.

VERNON G. SOUDER.

pairiof washers mounted on saidblock and:

provided with radial teeth meshing with the' teeth on the 's1eeve, ,and, a; member. threaded intov said block,. and having a head adapted: to force said washersand-sleeve intointerwith" said channel 1 bar; said sleeve having;

teeth onboth sides thereof .wihereby-iii-may I be: reversed: to :reverse; the; position: o:E:.the: windshield-: withont alte'ningaits cooperatioli 

